English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Poolhill

Other OS name in the Parish of Pauntley

Historical Forms

  • Poolehill 1619 BGxl,125
  • la Pulle c.1280 Newent6d

Etymology

, Poolehill 1619 BG xl, 125 , probably named from John Poole , steward of Pauntley ( ib 130 ) ; the surname is of local origin from la Pulle c. 1280Newent 6d ( v. pōl , pull ' pool ' ) .